Arizona Cannabis Dispensary POS & Payments

Square has directed merchants to remove CBD, hemp, and hemp-derived items from their catalogs by October 15, 2026, with affected accounts reported to close on November 5, 2026.

If you run a CBD or wellness store in Arizona on Square, you need a new POS and payments provider on a short timeline, and Cova serves CBD and hemp retail alongside licensed cannabis. Cova has spent over a decade in regulated retail and is not going anywhere. For more, read Looking for a Square Alternative? Why Hemp and CBD Retailers Should Start Preparing Now.

No, Arizona is unusual among adult-use states in that it does not contract with a third-party statewide track-and-trace provider like Metrc or BioTrack. ADHS instead expects each licensee to maintain an adequate inventory control and recordkeeping system, with records retained for a minimum of five years.

Since, there is no state system backstopping numbers, Arizona retailers have to produce accurate, defensible inventory and sales records.

Cova was built for regulated retail from the ground up, with full audit trails on every adjustment, transfer, and transaction.

Adults 21 and older may purchase and possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana, with no more than 5 grams of that being concentrate. Registered medical patients may obtain up to 2.5 ounces over a 14-day period.

Cova enforces both automatically. The purchase limit gauge shows remaining allowance in real time, applies THC equivalency conversions across product categories, and blocks transactions that would exceed the limit before they complete.

Only licensed ones, as delta-8 and other hemp-synthesized intoxicants are considered controlled substances under Arizona law and may only be sold by establishments licensed by ADHS.

Arizona has adopted delivery-to-consumer rules for licensed establishments under the state administrative code, with requirements covering how orders are received, age and identity verification at handoff, manifests, and recordkeeping. Requirements have changed more than once since 2021, so confirm the current rules with ADHS before launching a delivery program.

Cova supports delivery workflows through integrations with leading delivery and ecommerce partners, so orders, inventory, and compliance records stay connected to your POS rather than living in a separate system.

Cova helps Arizona retailers spot slow-moving inventory before it becomes dead stock, see the true margin impact of promotions, forecast reorders with days-of-supply reporting, compare performance across locations, and identify lapsing customers worth winning back. Faster transactions and Offline Mode also protect revenue on your highest-volume days. 

Cannabis retailers cannot rely on traditional credit card processing due to federal restrictions. Most Arizona dispensaries use a mix of cash, compliant debit or ACH-based cashless solutions, and branded gift cards.

An integrated cannabis payment solution reduces cash handling risk, speeds up checkout, and lifts average basket size, while keeping payments and POS reconciled in one system. For a complete breakdown of the payments options available to Arizona cannabis retailers, see the Cannabis Dispensary Payment Guide.